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Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
The CWD Alliance consists of several non-profit wildlife groups that have come together to offer information, promote communication, and support efforts to minimize the effects of CWD on deer and elk populations. Their site offers...
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US Geological Survey

National Wildlife Health Center: Chronic Wasting Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
NWHC offers a brief history of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), followed by consideration of what the recent spread of the disease to relatively densely populated white-tailed deer in the US Midwest may mean.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Prions: Killer Proteins

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about several diseases such as Mad Cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, which are examples of diseases caused by prions, or protein infections.